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The Do’s & Don’ts of Discipline

Dennis Mitchell. The Do’s & Don’ts of Discipline. Behavior Management for the Classroom. D. D. D. Behavior management training is necessary because…. Teachers are spending 50 – 80% of their day handling off task behavior. Keeping students on task is

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The Do’s & Don’ts of Discipline

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  1. Dennis Mitchell The Do’s & Don’ts of Discipline Behavior Management for the Classroom D D D

  2. Behavior management training is necessary because… • Teachers are spending 50 – 80% of • their day handling off task behavior. • Keeping students on task is • increasingly becoming more difficult. • We have lots of theories but… we • need workable strategies. • It’s just not fun anymore. 2

  3. Stress We will make poor decisions. We will move from pro-active to punitive We will feel guilty about how we handled things The STRESS ZONE 3

  4. Reacting in Fight or Flight 4

  5. Fight • Hostile • Ineffective • React • Yells and screams • Aggressive / Punitive • Needs confrontation • Normal 5

  6. Flight • Defeated • Ineffective • React • Wishy-washy • Non-confrontational • No follow through • Normal 6

  7. Centered • Effective • Respond • Never raise voice • Controlled • Never uses “TRY” • Ab-normal 7

  8. Students Know… • … Exactly what we look like and sound like when we mean business. • 7% words • 93% everything else • Posture • Voice • Eyes • Gestures 8

  9. Teachers must understand. It’s not personal – it’s business. Students are success orientated Words weaken your position. 9

  10. B. A. M. 10

  11. Bizarre And Meaningless 11

  12. B.A.M. Statements • I understand • Mmm Mmm • Uh huh • Silent smile/look • Thank you for sharing • Yessssss • Excuse me • It’s a sad day… 12

  13. “I’m sorry, was there something in my voice, or in my posture that led you to believe I don’t mean business?” 13

  14. Classroom Plan Develop and post a classroom management plan 14

  15. Classroom Management Plan Rules Positives Consequences Extreme Behavior 15

  16. Classroom Consequences It is not theseverityof the consequence, but the consistency that makes lasting changes (training) 16

  17. Extreme Behavior An extreme behavior offence is to be met with a quick and decisive consequence of an immediate office referral. Fighting By fighting, I mean the willful intent to commit harm to another person. Vandalism Extreme vandalism means that the damage will take a professional to repair. Overt/Extreme defiance Overt or Extreme defiance is behavior that stops the class from functioning. 17

  18. Create a positive classroom environment 18

  19. Praise Atta-boys have no value. Praise needs to be … Specific and Public Supportable Do it again

  20. www.IGNconsulting.com Thank you for allowing me to share my passion with you. Dennis Mitchell 800-234-9264 dennis@ignconsulting.com

  21. www.IGNconsulting.com • Please contact us for: • Staff Development • Follow-up Coaching • Books $25ea

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